Custer Lookout Cutoff

Idaho

Idaho

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0.7 mi

Distance

1,083 ft

Gain

41 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Salmon-Challis National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,083 ft
Elevation loss
1,083 ft
Highest point
9,417 ft
Lowest point
8,708 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Custer Lookout Cutoff is a 1.46-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,083 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 9,417 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,708 ft
High point
9,417 ft
Total climbing
1,083 ft
Total descent
1,083 ft
Steepest stretch
27% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.5 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Salmon-Challis National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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The Sawmill Station

Hiking business nearby (~11 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Camp Perkins

Hiking business nearby (~31 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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